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Source #10309

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TitleWhite House financial disclosure forms
Original URLhttps://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/121818am-USA-v-Michael-Flynn-Sentencing.pdf
PublicationDirected Inquiry — Web Search
Source typeweb_search
Date2017-03-31
EntityMichael Flynn
Captured2026-04-14T01:18:22.537Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-04-14T01:18:22.537Z UTC
SHA-256abcd1b60aa73cb00fc9daf15a467a4c716f03594594ae5f4428c5ae169af1c99
Content length118 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars) 
Flynn earned over $1.3 million in 2016 from lobbying, speeches, and consulting work according to financial disclosures

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